All Nonfiction
- Bullying
- Books
- Academic
- Author Interviews
- Celebrity interviews
- College Articles
- College Essays
- Educator of the Year
- Heroes
- Interviews
- Memoir
- Personal Experience
- Sports
- Travel & Culture
All Opinions
- Bullying
- Current Events / Politics
- Discrimination
- Drugs / Alcohol / Smoking
- Entertainment / Celebrities
- Environment
- Love / Relationships
- Movies / Music / TV
- Pop Culture / Trends
- School / College
- Social Issues / Civics
- Spirituality / Religion
- Sports / Hobbies
All Hot Topics
- Bullying
- Community Service
- Environment
- Health
- Letters to the Editor
- Pride & Prejudice
- What Matters
- Back
Summer Guide
- Program Links
- Program Reviews
- Back
College Guide
- College Links
- College Reviews
- College Essays
- College Articles
- Back
Phototropism
September 16, 2017
The orientation of a plant or other organism in response to light.
Sunflowers wilt by the gravel,
press belled heads to knotted pavement.
Leaking nothing but still falling
stars moving over their cheeks,
the gasoline of passing cars in the gutters.
And fissures in the road, crackling,
beckoning them to the dirt.
But their heads still turned towards the sun,
even larger than these potholes,
these roads, the shifted
equilibrium of their petals.
Turning towards the light,
chasing the better days, the road trips
in summer starlight.
© Louise T., Marblehead, MA
Similar Articles
Previous Next
JOIN THE DISCUSSION
This article has 0 comments.